Improvement in devices for decorating vases



W. T. MURPHY. Devices for DecoratingVases;

No, 198,144. Patented Dec. 11,1877

PATENTTOFFIGE.

WILLIAM T. MURPHY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES DECORATING VASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,144, dated December11, 1877; application filed June 29, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. MURPHY,

of Brooklyn, Kings county, and State of New of my invention, whichwillenable others to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked-thereon.

The object of this invention is to provide for the ornamentation ofvases and other vessels generally used for decoration of rooms, 850., ina cheaper manner'than heretofore done, and by which also theornamentation can be altered at pleasure.

I refer to a patent granted to me June 26, 1877, No. l92,384. Myherein-described device is an improvement on the device described andclaimed in this patent.

Ieffect this object by placing and holding photographs, pictures,drawings, paintings, inscriptions, &c., on the inside of a vase or othervessel; and in order to give the desired effect I use vases madeofglass, painted on the inside, preventing any objectplaced inside beingseen through the glass, with the exception of a certain space or spacesnot painted, and which will, therefore, appear transparent.

In the interior of the vase, and covering this transparent space, isplaced the object of decoration, such as a photograph or other picture,and this will, therefore, be seen through the transparent space andappear as if painted on the glass.

This photograph or picture is held to the inner side of the transparentspace of the vase by means of a suitable device, which allows the objectfor decoration to be readily placed in position. inside the vase, whereit'is firmly held, and to be easily removed by the most inexperiencedperson.

The object of my present invention is to provide for a simple,effective, and inexpensive holder for the object of decoration.

With reference to the device described and claimed in the patent abovereferred to, granted to me June 26, 1877, N 0. 192,384,

experience has demonstrated that inexperienced persons find it difficultto place and tion. Fig. II is a sectional elevation; and Fig. III is aplan sectional view taken on line 00 :0,

Fig. II.

A is the vase, on which the transparent space is represented by theletter a, B represents a piece of pasteboard, on which the inventorsname is written. 0 represents the holder for the pasteboard B, andconsists of .a strip of flexible metal, which is formed into a spring,and held inside the vase on the back of the transparent space a, and isfastened at the upper end to the circular band D, which is made ofleather, oil-cloth, or other suitable material, and is cemented to thevase at d.

To the inner side of the vvase, and on each side of the transparentspace a, are fastened,

by cement or otherwise, two or more strips of flexible metal, E E, whichmay be used, if

required, to hold the object of decoration in the exact required place,and prevent its accidental displacement.

It will readily be understood that the end of the metallic spring 0 isconstantly pressing against the back of the object of decoration placedbetween it and the transparent space of the vase A, and will thus holdthe said decoration firmly inside the vase, and permit its easy removaland displacement.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim 7 1. Thecombination, with the vase A, of the annular band D and metallicspring0, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the metallic strips E E with the band D, spring(1, picture-card B, and vase A, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

WILLIAM T. MURPHY. Witnesses:

F. BARRITT, 011R. RIEGELMAN.

